Colafax 3372

Cola®Fax 3372 DESCRIPTION Cola®Fax 3372 is an organic phosphate ester surfactant that is chemically stable and soluble in strong alkaline and salt solutions. Cola®Fax 3372 is an ideal hydrotrope and coupling agent for nonionics and other detergents which are only slightly soluble or insoluble in high concentrations of electrolytes. Additionally, Cola®Fax 3372 has outstanding surfactant properties of its own and therefore may be utilized as the sole active ingredient in many formulations.

FEATURES Cola®Fax 3372 is a versatile surface active agent offering the following benefits: • •

Excellent alkali stability Excellent solubility in highly concentrated

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Effective coupling and hydrotroping agent for a wide variety of materials Excellent surfactant properties at all pH levels Moderate foaming properties

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Household & industrial hard surface detergents Paper and pulp – deresination Metal cleaners and spray washes Agricultural adjuvant for pesticide/fertilizer mixtures as listed in CFR Title 40, 180.1001d

Strong detergency Soluble in a wide variety of polar and nonpolar alkali and salt solutions solvents Biodegradable

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Good wetting agent from pH 1 to pH 14

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Dry cleaning – antistatic agent; water solubilizer Emulsion polymerization Dispersant Textiles – wetting and mercerizing baths

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TYPICAL PROPERTIES Appearance Activity Moisture Color pH (10% solution) Acid Value (pH 4.5) Acid Value (pH 9.4) 225 Colonial Drive

Clear liquid 98% 1.5% 3 Gardner <2 111 185 South Pittsburg, TN 37380

STABILITY ®

Cola Fax 3372 is stable and compatible with sodium hydroxide, silicates and other alkaline builders. Alkaline solutions show no hydrolysis. Acidic solutions are stable except when formulated with strong mineral acids and held Ph: 423-837-8800

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Specific Gravity (25°C) Approximate lbs./gal.

1.07 8.9

under extremes of temperatures for extended time periods

SOLUBILITY Cola®Fax 3372 is soluble in a wide variety of polar and nonpolar solvents. The following list illustrates this property with a number of common materials at a level of 5% active Cola®Fax 3372. SOLVENT Water Ethanol Butyl ethoxy ethanol Trichlorethylene Kerosene

SOLUBILITY @ 25oC Soluble Soluble Soluble Soluble Soluble

SOLVENT Toluene Hexane Mineral oil Cottonseed oil Odorless mineral spirits

SOLUBILITY @ 25oC Soluble Soluble Dispersible Dispersible Dispersible

HYDROTROPE PROPERTIES Cola®Fax 3372 is a very effective coupling and hydrotroping agent for nonionics in the presence of alkaline builder salts. The following tables illustrate this property. TABLE I Cola®Fax 3372 REQUIREMENT vs. NONIONIC* CONTENT IN 5% NaOH Percent by Weight of Cola®Fax 3372 to give a 70oC Cloud Point with 1% Nonionic* 0.6 with 2% Nonionic* 1.0 with 3% Nonionic* 2.5 *Igepal CO-710 (GAF) TABLE II Cola Fax 3372 vs. COMPETITIVE HYDROTROPES WITH 1% NONIONIC* Percent Hydrotrope (active) to give a 70oC Cloud Point Hydrotrope 5% NaOH 10% NaOH Cola®Fax 3372 0.55 2.20 Sodium Xylene Sulfonate 2.52 3.30 Dowfax 2A1 0.59 2.20 ®

Cola®Fax 3372 was tested as a hydrotrope in alkaline builder solutions. Table III shows the percent of Cola®Fax 3372 needed to maintain a 70oC cloud point with 1% nonionic* in a variety of typical builder solutions. TABLE III % Cola Fax 3372 REQUIREMENT FOR 70oC CLOUD POINT Percent Builder Builder 5% 10% 15% NaOH 0.55 2.25 Insol. ®

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20% --Fax: 423-837-3888

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Na2CO3 0.40 Na2SiO3 0.25 TKPP 0.25 *Igepal CO-710 (GAF)

1.00 0.75 0.50

2.00 1.50 0.80

Insol. 3.50 1.50

--Insol. 2.75

ALKALI SOLUBILITY PROPERTIES Cola®Fax 3372 displays inverse solubility with increasing temperature in concentrated alkaline builder solutions. Cloud point information illustrating this behavior is shown in Table IV. TABLE IV 1% Cola®Fax 3372 – MAXIMUM ALKALI TOLERANCE vs. TEMPERATURE Cloud Point Weight Percent of Builder Temperature % NaOH % Na2CO3 % NaSiO3 % TKPP o 25 C 16.2 25.4 28.0 35.9 50oC 14.0 23.1 25.0 33.8 100oC 9.7 18.4 19.0 29.4

TEXTILE WETTING PROPERTIES Cola®Fax 3372 is a highly effective and rapid textile wetting agent as illustrated below. TABLE V DRAVES WETTING – Cola®Fax 3372 Percent Concentration Required for 25 Second Wetting @ 25oC 0.08

Product Cola®Fax 3372

TYPICAL FORMULATIONS HEAVY DUTY DETERGENT Compound % Wt. “STAR” Silicate (PQ) 20.0 NaOH (50%) 5.0 Igepal CO-170 (GAF) 5.0 5.0 Cola®Fax 3372 Water 65.0 TOTAL 100.0

ALL PURPOSE HARD SURFACE CLEANER Compound % Wt. TKPP 15.0 NaOH (50%) 1.4 Cola®Fax 3372 5.0 Cola®Terge APDC 3.0 Water 75.6 TOTAL 100.0

CAR/TRUCK ROAD FILM REMOVER Water 74.0 Na2SiO3 (Anhydrous) 1.0 Na4EDTA (40%) 19.3 225 Colonial Drive

INDUSTRIAL HARD SURFACE CLEANERS A B TKPP (60%) 10.0 12.0 Na2SiO3 (Anhydrous) 2.0 ---

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Cola®Fax 3372 NaOH (50%) Cola®Terge LFD TOTAL

2.0 0.7 3.0 100.0

Na2CO3 NaOH (50%) Surfonic N95 (Texaco) Cola®Fax 3372 Water TOTAL

--0.9 3.0 3.0 81.1 100.0

3.0 1.4 --5.0 78.6 100.0

LIQUID HOUSEHOLD DRAIN CLEANER Water 88.0 NaOH (Solid) 10.0 Cola®Fax 3372 2.0 TOTAL 100.0

LAST UPDATED 07/14/2006

WARRANTY Colonial Chemical guarantees that its products meet published specifications. No other warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied because the use of this material is beyond the control of Colonial Chemical.

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South Pittsburg, TN 37380

Ph: 423-837-8800

Fax: 423-837-3888